Statute

10 U.S.C. § 7837

Settlement of accounts: remission or cancellation of indebtedness of members

US · USCActive

Statutory text

10 U.S.C. § 7837

(a) In General .— The Secretary of the Army may have remitted or cancelled any part of the indebtedness of a person to the United States or any instrumentality of the United States incurred while the person was serving as a member of the Army, whether as a regular or a reserve in active status, but only if the Secretary considers such action to be in the best interest of the United States. (b) Retroactive Applicability to Certain Debts .— The authority in subsection (a) may be exercised with respect to any debt covered by that subsection that is incurred on or after October 7, 2001 . (c) Regulations .— This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.

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Details

Status: Active
Jurisdiction: US · USC
Current through: 2026
Source credit: ( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 273 , § 4837; Pub. L. 85–861, § 33(a)(27) , Sept. 2, 1958 , 72 Stat. 1566 ; Pub. L. 87–649, § 14c(10) , Sept. 7, 1962 , 76 Stat. 501 ; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 512(24)(A) , (B), Dec. 12, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2930 ; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VI, § 683(a)(1) , Jan. 6, 2006 , 119 Stat. 3322 ; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VI, § 673(a)(1) , (2), (e)(1), Oct. 17, 2006 , 120 Stat. 2271 , 2272; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title X, § 1063(c)(7)(A) , Jan. 28, 2008 , 122 Stat. 323 ; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VI, § 671(b)(1) , Dec. 23, 2016 , 130 Stat. 2173 ; renumbered § 7837, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1839 .)
Section ID: 3082